Yesterday’s post told of my neighbor’s passing. I mentioned how, as a Southerner, my go-to response to a death in the family is to cook for the family. And my go-to food is a baked ham. I…
Stop All The Clocks
The first time I heard W. H. Auden’s poem “Stop All The Clocks, Cut Off The Telephone” was in the film 4 Weddings and a Funeral. It was beautiful. It was perfect. It was heartbreaking. I think…
D-Squared T-Squared – Week 30 (Catching Up)
If my calculations are right (and the abacus never lies), this missive catches me up on my D2T2 posts! Yippee! Week 30’s project was a little old song. Mister and I took care of churning the…
In The Garden
This big little dude has been residing in our tomato patch for quite a while now. Mister and I have watched him grow into the hearty specimen you see in the photo. I’d like to think of him…
D-Squared T-Squared – Week 29 (Catching Up)
Week 29’s D2T2 again found me alone to pursue a creative endeavor. And I chose clothes. Those who know me are aware of my lack of shopping genes. Pair that with my cheapness frugality, and I end…
True Facts
I’m pretty danged slow when it comes to the inter-webs. (When it comes to most things, really, but let’s move on. Shall we?) So when friends hip me to something they discovered ages ago, I feel like the…
Monday, Monday
Some Mondays find me happy the weekend is over. Some find me wanting to go back to re-live my weekend. I never know which way I’ll feel until I’m knee-deep into any given Monday. This fine day…
Thank You For Your Support
To all of you who’ve checked in on me and sent your most excellent vibes, thank you for your support. The A/C guy showed up 2 days ago and so far – touch wood – the unit…
We Were Only Freshmen
A long, long time ago in a high school far, far away, I was a freshman. One day as I stood in the hall with my best friend Lorinda, talking with some teacher whose name and face have…
Manufactured Cool
I think I’ve mentioned our recent A/C problems in passing. Here’s the back story… On July 4th our air conditioner decided to quit. And so it did. I immediately got on the horn to the home warranty folks…